Commuter Trip Planning

About the Trip Planning Engine

The centerpiece of the RideAmigos platform is its comprehensive multimodal trip planner. Through the intuitive, easy-to-use interface, users can search for all available, transportation options that suit them based on parameters such as:

Commute options are displayed for any modes that are chosen and accessible (including localized modes like shuttles), and are presented with both short and detailed itineraries of the trip. Informed commuter choice, and exploration of new transportation options is the result.

Basic Modes

Carpooling

Help minimize traffic congestion by easily finding and connecting with neighbors and coworkers interested in carpooling.

Biking & Walking

Find the safest and most direct walking and cycling routes for all or part of your journey. You’ll even see how many calories you’ll burn on your way.

Vanpools

See pickup points and times for public or private vanpools available in your area. A built-in messaging system prevents communication breakdowns between rideshare and vanpool drivers and end users.

Public Transit

Plan trips using any combination of regional light rail, bus, subway and streetcar services. Get journey time estimates, identify transfer points and much more with the simple touch of a screen.

Ridesharing Apps

Ridesharing apps such as Lyft and Uber are an increasingly important option for many commuters. RideAmigos can give access to ridesharing options right within our trip planner.

The RideAmigos multimodal commuter trip planner lets users make instant cost and time comparisons, helping them choose the transportation option that provides the best balance of convenience, affordability, and environmental impact.

Add Layers, Transit, and Bikeshare Feeds

… and start building your localized experience

In order to provide users with a complete and convenient trip-planning tool, our platform’s interactive features offer extensive options to organizations. Additional data sources can be used to augment the trip planning experience by adding relevant layers to relevant maps such as:

traffic information

parking availability

locations of park and ride lots

car-shares and bike-shares

landmarks

events

you name it… if there’s a data source, it can be a part of your trip-planner. For more information about add-ons to trip planning maps see our customization options.

Local General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) data can be leveraged in real time to provide:

the most accurate routing and schedule information

service advisories

other pertinent station or route information.

General Bikeshare Feed Specification (GBFS) data can also be used to connect to mobility options such as:

docked bikeshare stations

dockless bikeshare bikes

dockless scooters

Experts agree that the future of urban transportation will be heavily influenced by technology. The ways people get around aren’t expected to undergo significant change, but their methods of accessing the modes already in place will. We’ve designed our software platform for exactly that reason — to put complete information in the hands of the people whose daily choices are the key to relieving traffic congestion, reducing pollution, and increasing the wellbeing of our communities.